The battle-wise infantryman -- is careful of what he says or writes : how about you?

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Color poster of head and shoulders of a helmeted Army soldier holding a rifle and looking toward the viewer. The background is a green color.

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1 poster : col. ; 71 x 51 cm.

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Schlaikjer, Jes Wilhelm, 1897-1982 1944.

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  • Main Title: The battle-wise infantryman -- is careful of what he says or writes : how about you?
  • Series Title: American War Posters

Description

Color poster of head and shoulders of a helmeted Army soldier holding a rifle and looking toward the viewer. The background is a green color.

Physical Description

1 poster : col. ; 71 x 51 cm.

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Artist's signature at lower left area of picture: "Schlaikjer 1944".

"Distributed for the issuing agency by O.W.I."

"U.S. Government Printing Office : 1944-O-602442"

Mailing information on verso: Originally sent to Joseph Lyman Kingsbury, State Historical Collection, North Texas State Teacher College, Denton Texas from the US War Department, Washington 25, DC.

Listed in 1944 Monthly Catalog, p. 1329.

According to the Monthly Catalog, this poster was issued in both 40 x 28.4 in. size and 27.9 x 20 in. size. According to the Checklist, call number for larger size is W 3.46/1:In 3/4; call no. for smaller size is W 3.46/1:In 3/5. (Checklist '76: reel 105)

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  • Accession or Local Control No: Database No. 260
  • Government Documents No.: W 3.46/1:IN 3/5
  • Call Number: Posters WW2 Schlaikjer 1
  • OCLC: 12336999
  • UNT Catalog No.: b2848519 | View in Discover
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc440

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World War Poster Collection

From World War I French victory figures to grim views of the Nazi regime, these posters demonstrate the power of words and images.

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World War Two Collection

These materials focus on World War II and the immediate postwar period of the late 1940s. In addition to materials created during the time period, materials may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.

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  • 1944

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  • June 12, 2006, 8:53 p.m.

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Schlaikjer, Jes Wilhelm, 1897-1982. The battle-wise infantryman -- is careful of what he says or writes : how about you?, poster, 1944; [Washington, D.C.]. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc440/: accessed September 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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